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s01e06 — Gelignite

The Crown — s01e06 — Gelignite

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Runtime: 58 min.
Release Date: 04.11.201604.11.2016 15:00
Watched by: 34 86051.47%
1 season
s01e06
s01e02 - Hyde Park Corner
s01e03 - Windsor
s01e04 - Act of God
s01e05 - Smoke and Mirrors
s01e06 - Gelignite
s01e07 - Scientia Potentia Est
s01e08 - Pride and Joy
s01e09 - Assassins
s01e10 - Gloriana

Discussion: Season 1, Episode 6
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Kate_Vesna
Kate_Vesna
PRO
06 Nov 2016, 18:47 #
"Oh" is just a quote from this series : I also
liked all these phone connections, how long it took and how many people were involved. They showed it very dynamically.
Like_the_ocean
Like_the_ocean
08 Nov 2016, 00:56 #
I don't trust this gentlemen's club XX
sebasharman
sebasharman
08 Nov 2016, 03:10 #
@WickedWitch: I don't trust Tommy's advice
littlehedgehog
littlehedgehog
08 Nov 2016, 02:03 #
The scene with the telephone connection is a work of art. As well as the dialogues of Elizabeth and Philip during undressing/dressing
Luizot
Luizot
10 Nov 2016, 03:15 #
The reporter who wrote the article about Margaret and Peter is an adult Ron Weasley from the production of "GP and the Cursed Child" :)
citizen_erased
citizen_erased
09 Mar 2019, 23:49 #
Thank God, I broke my whole head where I saw him)
Yulia_kuz
Yulia_kuz
PRO
11 Nov 2016, 05:25 #
I worry about Elizabeth and Philip's relationship as if I don't know how it will end.
Su_forever
Su_forever
13 Nov 2016, 12:24 #
@Yulia_kuz: That's what they were shooting for
Freepenguin
Freepenguin
21 Oct 2020, 13:12 #
@Yulia_kuz: it's not over yet))) although both are under a hundred years old, but you never know)))
TsinoevaAlisa14
TsinoevaAlisa14
05 Nov 2020, 03:41 #
Ahahaha
blednayaypoganka
blednayaypoganka
16 Apr 2021, 10:34 #
already yes (
Freepenguin
Freepenguin
16 Apr 2021, 10:54 #
@liseenok: yes ((( and before Elizabeth and together he lived an amazing life...
yomy_yomy
yomy_yomy
06 Oct 2024, 00:36 #
@Freepenguin: and it's not just him anymore..
Elena-Uno
Elena-Uno
09 Nov 2022, 15:07 #
And now it 's completely over 🥲
Lyizenok
Lyizenok
27 Nov 2016, 22:24 #
Philip, what a man! ♥ although I never liked Smith))
KaterinaVoyler
KaterinaVoyler
05 Dec 2016, 14:11 #
Oh, Margaret goes on the warpath)
urban_lady
urban_lady
29 Jan 2017, 04:48 #
Ah, the burden of the crown! We wanted the best... My sister was offended, my husband went on a spree, journalists are inciting, people are grumbling. Where should the poor queen go?
Lola_Black
Lola_Black
27 Feb 2018, 02:40 #
What a nasty Tommy. I would have slapped him right in the face.
Mindernerwa
Mindernerwa
13 Jul 2018, 21:26 #
And Philip, it turns out, was still that reveler)
It's a pity for Margaret, but she herself must understand that any actions within the family affect everyone.
Tommy is infuriating beyond belief
LiMy
LiMy
16 Jul 2018, 00:57 #
♥♥♥♥♥
small_mystic
small_mystic
09 Aug 2018, 14:02 #
I keep thinking when the queen will start solving state affairs, not just family ones...)
chch93
chch93
13 Aug 2018, 18:48 #
@small_mystic: well, in fact, she does not have the full right to meddle in state affairs, they send her papers, she reads, signs, if necessary. All these business trips, meetings with the Prime Minister and other officials - this is all her daily work. The royal family in a constitutional monarchy is more of a symbol and a face, rather than a real political figure.
Fadelena
Fadelena
20 Nov 2022, 23:09 #
@chch93: It seems that this family wanted it to be considered that way...
chch93
chch93
13 Aug 2018, 18:55 #
How cool this whole way of a phone call was shown, very much in the spirit of that time.

To what Philip completely broke away, absolute recklessness, what kind of teenage protests to ride drunk on the streets of the city? He does not understand how this can affect his own family and the monarchy as a whole? I understand that he has pride and resentment playing in his ass, but one could have lowered himself to the ground already and realized that he is married to a queen who cannot think only about how to please his hurt ego.

That's how one small insignificant gesture destroyed Margaret's secret, and entailed the most serious consequences for her and everyone involved in it. But I was really waiting for this topic to be wrapped up, it intrigued me the most.
Who-who, and our princess knew how to have fun, hoho. And it's really cool that they return to such a historical fact that she was a trendsetter, she has such beautiful outfits, I'm desperately sticking.

A beautiful emerald dress on Elizabeth at dinner. And what a sexy devil Smith is, ah, keep me seven on stage, where they are getting ready for bed.
That is, wait: Philip, whom Lilibet dragged into the family under crossfire, was also against Peter and Margaret? Is it him? What a fucking hypocrisy, even his wife initially supported her sister and wished her happiness.
Surprisingly, they show that the Queen tried with all her might to make her sister marry a loved one, when we were presented with it in history in such a way that she was initially against such a marriage.

Tommy and the Queen Mother actually offered a real way out: wait for the princess to be 25 and do what her heart desires, and it won't affect anyone. But why would such an impetuous, desperately in love girl accept this, along with separation from someone to whom she is completely devoted?
Unfortunately, Elizabeth has a difficult situation, she cannot think only as a loving sister, she must reason like a monarch, whether she wants it or not.
chch93
chch93
13 Aug 2018, 18:59 #
@chch93: Of course, it touches me how they all these stiff-necked uncle-aunts (with Tommy at the head) think: he let his wife go, yeah, but what, he should have put her on a leash or something?
Peter was as stubborn as the princess in the struggle for their feelings, but all this is being crushed by the endless authority of the more than a century-old monarchy and its status, which they allegedly shook.

I've always read that Elizabeth was supposedly jealous of her sister, and therefore prevented her happiness, but the creators present everything differently: she was just defending the Crown, because she felt that such close attention to the novel of the royal person would disturb their institution. I don't see in these scenes that she is worried that her popularity among the people has fallen (and she has fallen because of the separation of lovers), she is more worried that her sister will never forgive her.
I wonder if everything was done with the permission of the royal family, wasn't it created specifically to whitewash Elizabeth, who was castigated by the common people for this act with Margaret for many years?..
mozhevelnik
mozhevelnik
01 Dec 2020, 00:07 #
@chch93: This was evident in the scenes when she noticed the crowd greeting/seeing off Peter.
alina_mapc
alina_mapc
02 Jan 2019, 03:07 #
And why does everyone dislike Tommy so much? he performs his duties perfectly and does even more than necessary (he could find a solution to an "undesirable" affair with the help of laws, the support of the cabinet of ministers or someone else, but on the contrary he was looking for loopholes for the happiness of the princess and the peace of mind of the queen).
I liked the confrontation between Peter and Tommy at the end. Peter squirmed as best he could, but it was not there ...
And the actor also has a beautiful stately voice (I watch with subtitles).
alina_mapc
alina_mapc
02 Jan 2019, 03:08 #
In my translation on the plane, Peter addressed Elizabeth simply as "Lilibet." Didn't he break the rules? At least etiquette...
I remember that they only agreed with Phillip to call each other by their first names (in an informal setting, of course)
And then it's more like "male solidarity" and their similar position (they're both not members of the Royal Family)
Louder
Louder
26 Jan 2019, 19:46 #
@alina_mapc: I guess it was because of this "minor" gesture that Elizabeth told Tommy to sort it all out.
Meloman_Nastena
Meloman_Nastena
16 Mar 2020, 00:00 #
I was totally blown away with his "lilibet"
Nog
Nog
15 Jun 2020, 00:25 #
@alina_mapc: absolutely violated it. It seems to me that he made a claim to be considered a family member, and a very close one at that.
id_evergreen
id_evergreen
04 Nov 2021, 16:07 #
@alina_mapc: Not just Lilibet. He didn't kiss her hand when she got off the ramp, but shook it.
nens8_8y
nens8_8y
12 Mar 2024, 21:50 #
@alina_mapc: and of course, he had insisted to Tonny and the others that the princess was to him мар Margaret, Not Her Royal Highness, although what she was мар Margaret to all these uncles, he would have called her Maggie or some kind of candy. I would have understood if he had addressed her like that, but with outsiders...
phenomenyaa
phenomenyaa
15 Aug 2019, 03:40 #
The final scene is very similar to a moment from Catherine
Murmyashik
Murmyashik
28 Jan 2020, 18:38 #
Ah, that lovely umbrella table at the entrance to the palace! After this detail, I expected to see Colin Firth or Michael Caine at the head of the table))))
trycatchfinally
trycatchfinally
PRO
09 Feb 2020, 04:15 #
I watched the scene on the screensaver for the series twice, the second time in the original
I remember Pelevin with his fox And Fuck
Adele_Rinat
Adele_Rinat
05 Apr 2020, 12:22 #
Oh, how Elizabeth Philippa endured, what kind of person? Why doesn't he understand in all this time that his wife is not just a wife, but a queen? A queen with her responsibilities, that all his actions reflect on her. There's plenty of anger..

Why is everyone so annoyed with Tommy? I really like him, you always need to have such a person with you. A man who serves the crown, not the people. Who does everything so that it doesn't reflect badly on the crown. And they offered, he and the Queen mother, a great way out, wait 2 years and the way is clear, but no.
Adele_Rinat
Adele_Rinat
05 Apr 2020, 12:40 #
At the same time, Philippe does not miss a single skirt. And oh, Empress Club, nothing good will come from these parties.
id87432687
id87432687
29 May 2020, 10:49 #
Margaret knows firsthand how much power the monarch really has, and that not everything is done with a wave of the queen's hand. She promised a meeting and tried to do her best, but not everything was within her control. And Margaret made it look like she was doing it on purpose.
Вероника2793
Вероника2793
19 Aug 2020, 18:07 #
And it seemed to me that the queen was upset when journalists preferred Peter to her - she asked to turn off the TV on the plane before departure, and then Lilibette. And I also noticed that Elizabeth promises too much and does not fulfill her promises - with her husband (surname and house), and now also with her sister. I wanted the best, but it turns out as always
purumpumpum
purumpumpum
23 Sep 2021, 00:41 #
It seems to me that this is being shown to us on purpose - how the queen's "naivety" will crumble over time. That she doesn't immediately realize that not all of her wishes can really be fulfilled. There are already completely different rules in her life.
reflexenia
reflexenia
19 Sep 2020, 01:27 #
And I don't think Tommy is nasty. He serves the crown and perfectly understands the importance and value of this institution. The character is wonderful, the actor's voice in the original and his contemptuous intonation are wonderful. It's a bon voyage, wow. And from the crown's point of view, Peter got what he deserved. He played media darling too much and went too far with Lilibet.
kotenokgaff
kotenokgaff
11 Mar 2021, 13:03 #
@soyksenia: He also came out in front of the queen at the photo shoot and began to smile and wave (the rest of the subjects stood a little behind her.
TsinoevaAlisa14
TsinoevaAlisa14
05 Nov 2020, 03:41 #
Phillip, previously endearing, is in this episode...I was unpleasantly surprised. Well, let's see what else he does next.
TsinoevaAlisa14
TsinoevaAlisa14
05 Nov 2020, 05:29 #
"He's boring. I've come across more interesting plants" :D
nens8_8y
nens8_8y
12 Mar 2024, 21:52 #
@TsinoevaAlisa14: and this is about the only person who agreed to teach him to fly. I didn't see Philip suffer or miss him much during class.
kondrika
kondrika
19 Nov 2020, 00:58 #
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innovatora
innovatora
01 Dec 2020, 04:25 #
Lovers are always so selfish 🙃
vafinskaya
vafinskaya
03 Dec 2020, 14:37 #
Honestly, I feel sorry for Margaret. A decent man for her, yes-divorced, yes-has children, but he respects her hobbies, her actions and herself. Eh
xokpr
xokpr
08 Dec 2020, 04:49 #
Yes, it's a pity that because of such "rules" a lot of people could not be together with their loved ones. feelings were not important, only benefits and the correctness of actions. I am very glad that now, compared to that time, we have much more freedom of choice.
desillu
desillu
03 Feb 2021, 17:04 #
@vafinskaya: well, his "worthiness" is not so clear, because he first had an affair with Margaret, and only then his wife left him. I'm sorry, but he's just a cheater.
nens8_8y
nens8_8y
12 Mar 2024, 22:05 #
@desillu: definitely. He was away from his wife and children, and instead of working, he had fun with the Princess. In addition, he was almost 20 years older than Margaret, and she was barely 20, apparently, when their romance began. So were these sincere feelings or a search for benefits?
xokpr
xokpr
08 Dec 2020, 04:46 #
Oh, I really want Margaret and Townsend to be together, I'm very impressed with their "forbidden" relationship, rather than what they have, but their uncle...

And Philip: I didn't like him at first, there's too much selfishness for his position, and now there's the club.

imho, Elizabeth acted badly with her sister, she is morally wrong here, but on the other hand, she had a difficult choice: to do what she should or as her heart dictates, she does not have worthy advisers, Tommy is also not easy, I think it would be wrong to say that he is just a devoted servant of the Queen, created it seems that he has other motives for his actions.

and so, of course, the series is 100/10, not the slightest boredom, despite the fact that a lot of attention is paid to details, it would be boring in a simple documentary, but everything is presented here as if we were following events in real time.
id_evergreen
id_evergreen
04 Nov 2021, 16:09 #
@xokpr: Townsend really upset me in this episode with his familiarity and indiscretion. How he lingered on the ramp, "lilibet", did not kiss his hand. It's ugly
montesquieu
montesquieu
09 Dec 2020, 16:52 #
How to stop seeing Tommy as Herr Starr from "The Preacher"🙈😂
Insania
Insania
06 Apr 2023, 19:45 #
@vk684069: Similarly, I struggle to separate the images, but the memories of the preacher once again make me smile at the sight of Tommy)
forced_deviance
forced_deviance
15 Dec 2020, 13:52 #
Is Lilibet the Queen only called in the family circle?
That's how Townsend addressed her on the plane, and it hurt.
svetkaaa_
svetkaaa_
26 Dec 2020, 20:08 #
@forced_deviance: I think this moment was one of the components (not the most important, of course) why the Queen decided to agree with Tommy about Townsend's early "business trip." As if it was shown for a reason)
Эпизоды
Эпизоды
27 Dec 2020, 01:56 #
Townsend had forgotten the most important thing, no matter how well he was considered, he was just an employee. And he decided that cheating with his younger sister gave him the right to something more. For example, to feel equal, and even more. "Lilibet" is a no-brainer at all.
Cineman
Cineman
23 Jan 2021, 01:47 #
I wonder if Philip went to his club without a guard, because there was no sign of her, and anyway, as they were supposed to? There is no accompanying car in the series, has there ever been one in real life?
mona_liza
mona_liza
08 Apr 2021, 01:08 #
@Cineman: Note that the queen also rides unguarded.
nens8_8y
nens8_8y
12 Mar 2024, 22:08 #
@mona_liza: security, I think. Several times, as they showed her arrival, it was 3 cars.
hey_mary
hey_mary
08 Mar 2021, 01:12 #
Tommy is just an icon.
meridiaan
meridiaan
PRO
12 Mar 2021, 01:20 #
I feel incredibly sorry for Peter Townsend.
Araminta
Araminta
24 Mar 2021, 19:30 #
People who hate Tommy don't quite seem to understand what the monarchy is based on, what its functions are, and so on. Tommy is one of those people who keeps everything going. If everyone starts doing whatever they want, the monarchy will fall because there will be no point in it. It will no longer be an ancient institution, but a celebrity. We see the result in the 21st year using the example of Harry and Meg. Tommy❤
mona_liza
mona_liza
07 Apr 2021, 18:42 #
Do Phillip and Elizabeth sleep in separate beds? Is the room divided into her side and his side?
svetkaaa_
svetkaaa_
09 Apr 2021, 22:29 #
@mona_liza: sleeping in separate rooms is a good old English tradition, which was followed by the entire aristocracy.
And even now, many couples in the UK sleep separately.
Fadelena
Fadelena
20 Nov 2022, 23:15 #
@svetkaaa_: back at Downton Abbey, Lord and Lady Grantham noticed that they are an unusual couple, as they sleep together all their lives)
Devious_Cat
Devious_Cat
19 Apr 2021, 10:39 #
I feel sorry for Elizabeth in this episode, she wants the best, but her sister is mad at her, her husband carouses at his parties, and she is young and responsible for the British Monarchy.
purumpumpum
purumpumpum
23 Sep 2021, 00:46 #
Exactly the same thoughts at the end of the episode. How she'll probably leave now and dream of partying with her husband, living the life of an "ordinary" active, beautiful girl.
MyShows221b
MyShows221b
12 May 2021, 23:08 #
Tommy holds the entire institution of the monarchy on his shoulders, a gorgeous character
EyeOfTheRaven
EyeOfTheRaven
PRO
25 Jun 2021, 22:41 #
Somehow I don't like that the queen herself doesn't seem to decide anything, every now and then, as noted above, she makes promises, and then once she talks to someone, her opinion changes dramatically. And they show her so insecure all the time - I wonder if that was really the case?!
catherinnelev
catherinnelev
27 Jul 2021, 23:30 #
Can someone please explain to me what the essence of the Queen's work is? What is she doing for the country?
svetkaaa_
svetkaaa_
28 Jul 2021, 11:20 #
@catherinnelev: the main role of the Queen is mostly in public activities - official visits, charity, communication with" subjects", attending important ceremonies.
The Parliament develops laws, but they come into force only after they are signed by the Queen (although there have been no cases of disapproval of laws by the Queen). It can also appoint ministers (but the Prime Minister can also do this).
She can bestow honorary titles.
Passports are issued to citizens on behalf of the Queen)

But in general, the Queen acts more as a symbol of constancy for citizens
catherinnelev
catherinnelev
28 Jul 2021, 11:36 #
@svetkaaa_: Спасибо!
purumpumpum
purumpumpum
23 Sep 2021, 00:47 #
The key is symbol and morality, yes.
Not an ecclesiastical deity for the people, it can still be considered this way
kottkat
kottkat
23 Oct 2021, 12:47 #
Interestingly, at 25, Princess Margaret changed her mind about marrying Peter🤔
Shodan69
Shodan69
06 Feb 2022, 16:20 #
Yes, that's why there are such strict traditions in Britain. If you give people a little freedom, they'll get fucked up. No matter how much Princess Margaret loved Peter Townsend, I don't think they would have had a happy marriage.
fb1273958
fb1273958
14 Sep 2022, 10:17 #
With each episode, you can see how the Crown breaks people: first it's Philip, now it's Margaret, and it's getting closer to Elizabeth. By season 4, the royal family will be a collection of people with broken destinies, cynical and disappointed in everything. And now the naive young lady Diana will get into this terrarium.

Philip is rebelling, he has become estranged from his wife, and has actually gone on a spree. He's not broken yet, but he's moving towards it. And if you're going to die alone, you should take Margaret with you. It'll be more fun.

Many comments remind me of the attacks of the conservative press on the marriage of Harry and Meghan, how could the prince marry an actress, how is this possible?! These are all our toxic idealized ideas about how things should be, and how this Procrustean bed breaks the possibility of being a happy person. All for the Crown. Is this "Monomakh's hat" really necessary? For what purpose and at what cost?

To live at court, resplendent with dresses,
With delicious dishes for lunch,
Fun and feasts without seeing the edge
And only idly contemplating the light,—
Such a life is bitter, there is no happiness in it.
Those who spend their days like this live in a dungeon
And languishing in gilded shackles. (English poet Thomas Wyeth, 16th century)
moonchildeus
moonchildeus
30 Sep 2022, 06:50 #
* inhales * WHAT A COOL SERIES * exhales*

The episodes fly by so fast... and this Margaret/Peter storyline is very interesting and sad. Phone calls were also very cool! I liked how the reporter let his boss know that this gesture was very intimate, and the series was very well written.
all_lavender
all_lavender
23 Oct 2022, 22:28 #
I laughed from the stage with a phone connection
ahahahah

And Margaret is very sorry.
I liked their pairing with Peter
, and the actor is good.

and Elizabeth is having a hard time, of course
, with age-old traditions and an eternally disadvantaged hubby.
Rules and sister…
zzz_203
zzz_203
PRO
03 Nov 2022, 20:56 #
This series is so good that comments are unnecessary.
The atmosphere, the music, the game are just wonderful.
RavenDarkholme
RavenDarkholme
22 Nov 2023, 02:45 #
Phone connections are just some kind of art, being a 23-year-old guy, it seems like something incredibly difficult. 😅

I kind of understand Lilibet's action, but I really feel sorry for my sister. I feel intrigues and scandals are waiting for us.

And respect to the reporter, it was damn smart of him to make the most of this whole situation. ✨
camrt
camrt
16 Jan 2024, 19:22 #
since the first episode, I don't like Philip, well, now it's not even surprising why, the most annoying character, it's a pity that Elizabeth loved him so much until the last:(
nens8_8y
nens8_8y
12 Mar 2024, 22:30 #
I don't feel sorry for the Queen at all. As Margaret had said, she simply couldn't stand the fact that someone was even more popular than her in the newspapers and at meetings for a few days. The whole point was that everyone wanted to see, hear, and take pictures of Peter, not the queen, oh my god! I didn't see any other real threat. As soon as Elizabeth noticed that she was being ignored and not respected enough, she immediately changed her mind. But I don't understand Margaret either, waiting 2 years is not such a loss if you can eventually marry your lover.
Primitive Africans, really??? Just say that to the face of these people who are standing in front of you, but behave as if they are not here...? How disgusting. And how disgusting that now, in the 21st century, people watch it and admire this character, because she is beautiful, she has dresses, tragic love, a beautiful hairstyle, she is принц a princess, and something she said there, well, everyone has their flaws...
PinguinKo
PinguinKo
28 Jul 2024, 16:51 #
@nens8_8y: Elizabeth said about the same thing in the second episode. Well, they really thought so, that's it.
PinguinKo
PinguinKo
28 Jul 2024, 16:58 #
Townsend is handsome, but he has lost the coast. I would have been more careful, maybe life would have turned out differently.

Of course, Margaret doesn't have brains, but neither does life experience. What is a tragedy at 23 is not worth a damn at 40.

Why is there always a second bottom behind all these loves of theirs? Pride, self-love, selfishness, vanity spoil everything, just not love.
vk475658
vk475658
24 Dec 2024, 15:16 #
Why does Tommy infuriate everyone, I like him so much for his responsibility and organization. He's so good at choosing his words in any situation.
Livida
Livida
27 Aug 2025, 23:37 #
And I didn't like your Peter at all, then and now. He changed it the first time, he will do it the second time.
id264460076
id264460076
27 Nov 2025, 22:50 #
Umm... if you really love each other so much and are sure of your feelings, then what's the problem with waiting 2 years? What kind of drama is this from scratch? 🤷

Elizabeth became jealous of Townsend. But, it's her own fault. Taking him out in public at a time when everyone was watching his and Margaret's affair? Well, such a solution.

Philip is disgusting... I don't know what he was like in real life, but he's a rare character to look for in the series.
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